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Chonburi (, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi, the seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, and has an urban population of 342,959. Its name means 'city of water'.

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Settlement.name
Chonburi
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Khao Khiao Massif-74.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
The Khao Khiao Massif rising behind Chonburi town
Settlement.image_seal
Seal of Chonburi.png
Settlement.pushpin_map
Thailand
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Thailand
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Chonburi Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Mueang Chonburi
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Decho Kongchayasukkawat
Settlement.leader_title1
Vice Mayor
Settlement.area_total_km2
3.5
Settlement.area_urban_km2
228.8

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Wikidata facts

Official name
เทศบาลเมืองชลบุรี
Population
29961
Area
4.57
Elevation
9
Official website
www.chonburicity.go.th
Image
Khao Khiao Massif-74.JPG
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native label
เทศบาลเมืองชลบุรี
IPA transcription
tɕʰōn būrīː
Commons category
Chonburi
postal code
20000
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Chonburi (, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi, the seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, and has an urban population of 342,959. Its name means 'city of water'.

Chonburi, along with the urban areas of Si Racha and Pattaya, forms a conurbation known as the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, which has a total population of 999,092.

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